Coparcenary

noun (also used attributively/adjectivally)

/koʊˈpɑːrsənəri/

A form of joint ownership of ancestral property in Hindu law, where all members (coparceners) have an equal, undivided share by birth; the 2005 amendment to the Hindu Succession Act made daughters equal coparceners in the joint Hindu family property.

✍️ Usage in a UPSC answer

The Hindu Succession (Amendment) Act, 2005, by conferring coparcenary rights on daughters by birth, struck at the patriarchal core of property law and advanced substantive gender equality within the joint family.

Synonyms

joint heirshipco-ownershipjoint inheritanceparcenarytenancy in commonjoint tenancy

Antonyms

sole ownershipsole proprietorshipindividual titleseveral ownership

🌱 Word Family

coparcenary (n/adj), coparcener (n), coparceners (n pl), parcener (n), parcel (n, cognate)

🔡 Root

Latin co- = together + partitionem = partition, share → Old French parconier = sharer → Anglo-French coparcenarie

📜 Etymology

From Anglo-French coparcenarie, from co- ("together") + parcener ("a sharer, partner in an inheritance"), from Old French parconier, from parcon ("partition, share"), from Latin partitionem.

🧠 Memory Hook

Co- (together) + parcener (sharer of a "parcel/portion") = co-owners who share a parcel of inherited land. Think "co-partners in a parcel."

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